Free session aims to help Rotorua children conquer dyslexia

DYSCO Dyslexia Rotorua educational consultant Andria Studman. Photo/Supplied

Parents and children can enjoy time together while learning new strategies to help conquer dyslexia.

A free one hour session is being held to help people discover ways to overcome barriers with reading, writing, calculating, co-ordinating and reacting.

It will take place at Mamaku School Hall tonight, 6pm to 7pm.

Families can bring newspapers along to build the tallest tower in the session, and a sausage sizzle will be available.

DYSCO Dyslexia Rotorua educational consultant Andria Studman says she is looking forward to people making connections and unlocking their children's ability to learn and succeed.

"It's just making those connections and empowering people to learn in a different way.

"The most important thing is to have fun at school. It's for enjoying, not enduring."

She says under the current system children are failing at school, and with a simple strategy they can come out the other side.

Andria encourages parents to attend, and bring along their children, because they will be able to take away strategies to do immediately.

She says those who attend will be given free tools and strategies and she will send out emails with the information.

Andria also runs a community course and a parent's course, with specialist teaching in dyslexia.

For more information and to contact Andria visit the DYSCO Rotorua Facebook page or email dysco.nz@gmail.com.